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SF 2462

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 06/28/2023 04:01pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to energy; appropriating money for microgrid research and application.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS CENTER FOR
MICROGRID RESEARCH.
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new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph (j),
$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $400,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the
renewable development account established in Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779,
subdivision 1, to the commissioner of commerce for transfer to the University of St. Thomas
Center for Microgrid Research for the purposes of paragraph (b). The base in fiscal year
2026 is $400,000 and the base in fiscal year 2027 is $0.
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new text begin (b) The appropriations in paragraph (a) must be used by the University of St. Thomas
Center for Microgrid Research to:
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new text begin (1) increase the center's capacity to provide industry partners opportunities to test
near-commercial microgrid products on a real-world scale and to multiply opportunities for
innovative research;
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new text begin (2) procure advanced equipment and controls to enable the extension of the university's
microgrid to additional buildings; and
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new text begin (3) expand:
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new text begin (i) hands-on educational opportunities to better understand the operations of microgrids
to undergraduate and graduate electrical engineering students; and
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new text begin (ii) partnerships with community colleges.
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new text begin (c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph (j),
$4,100,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the renewable development account
established in Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, to the commissioner of
commerce for transfer to the University of St. Thomas Center for Microgrid Research for
capacity building and matching requirements as a condition of receiving federal funds. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2034.
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